Malick Sidibé
Karim Keïta, the Gentleman

Karim Keïta, the Gentleman

© Malick Sidibé. Courtesy of the Estate of Malick Sidibé and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Karim Keïta, the Gentleman
Karim Keïta, the Gentleman
ArtistMalian, 1936–2016
CultureMalian
Titles
  • Karim Keïta, the Gentleman
Date1967, printed 1999
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 13/16 × 9 7/16 in. (35.1 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 15/16 in. (40.2 × 30.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number99.209
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Deitch Projects, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History"Clubs of Bamako," Deitch Projects, New York, February 11–March 6, 1999; Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, March 9–April 16, 2000.

"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.

"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.

"Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–November 8, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, recto, lower left below image: Karim Keïta – le [?] gentleman 1967
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999 // [signature]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower edge: MS 54-4 DP
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999 // [signature]

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